English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Winterscales

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bentham

Historical Forms

  • Wynterscale 1379 PT
  • Winterskalls 1609 PR
  • Winterskill 1779 PRBnt

Etymology

Winterscales, Wynterscale 1379 PT (p), Winterskalls 1609 PR, Winterskill 1779 PRBnt. 'Shielings for winter use', v. winter , skáli .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement